CVE-2019-5188 (GCVE-0-2019-5188)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-08 15:45 – Updated: 2025-05-30 19:48
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Summary
A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a E2fsprogs Affected: 1.43.3 - 1.45.4
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